Really enjoyed this free course - especially the flexibility & the variety of insights from different authors. It was great to see authors talk about their work on a human level, & I enjoyed listening to their perspectives on the purposes of historical fiction as a genre as well as their own experiences with the writing process.

Very informative. I really liked the course. It really helped to understand how the historical narrative is different from historical fiction and why is it important.

This course has made me appreciate literary techniques in writing historical fiction. The dialogues and discussion were informative and the books are interesting.

Great course. I loved the seminars with the different authors. The course was fun and interesting and the professor was knowledgeable and easy to listen to.

A very interesting course. Only negative thing is that some of the authors are not very good at leading a lecture, and seem to stumble in their words a lot.

I loved listening to all of the experienced authors but I wish there were assignments to go with the videos, or at least a test at the end of each week.

I liked the curse a lot. However, I would consider some more gradings throughout the course, not just the few. Otherwise people lose their interest

This course was much longer than I anticipated, but is overall filled with great information about historical fiction and I learned a lot.

An interesting survey of how history may be reflected in a fictional way to add to an understanding of the past.

A good introductory course to historical fiction and the mechanics of writing it.

I really enjoyed this course, I understand better the literature

Excellent course for those taking the first steps into hi

Enjoyed this. Lots of lectures by guest authors.

Fun course I feel I learned a lot.

Very interessant!!

Muy interesante.

Loads of problems with old assignments getting lost, and now there isn't even a creative outlet for students. Disappointing in that respect.

I really like the visiting writer seminars -- they were the best part

Not interested. How can I remove it from my course list?

it was my mistake this is not the course i thought it would be

This course is a disgrace. The syllabus (which is well-hidden) is very hard to follow; there is no interaction with the instructor, staff or mentor. You get a certificate after completing three bad quizzes in week 3 of 12. There is no way to complete the two peer-graded assignments at the end.

The three books I read were interesting; the videos featuring a real class interacting with four authors (in 2013) give some useful information. Forums with other students are really the only redeeming value of this course, and most don't participate. Those few who do drop out after Week 5.

Just read "Fever", "Ghost Bride" and "Year of Wonders" and save a lot of frustration.

This course is a poor transfer from one of their online or hybrid courses. The professor constantly mentions readings that were never put in the Coursera lessons, and the quizzes are on those readings. DO NOT TAKE!!!

Would appreciate a little less focus on obscure feminist writers and more on the material implied in the title. This course was boring, pretentious and not worth finishing.

I managed to suffer through 2 weeks and finally gave up. I adore historical fiction and this course drained the life from it.

Нудно, скучно и сложно